PATTERN OF SUGARCANE CONCENTRATION IN SATARA DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA (INDIA)

BARAKADE A.J.¹*, KADAM A.S.², SULE B.M.^3
1Department of Geography, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Mahavidyalaya, Pandharpur, MS. India.
²Department of School Science, Geography, Swami Ramanand Teerth University Nanded, India.
³Department of Geography, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Mahavidyalaya, Pandharpur, MS. India.
* Corresponding Author : barakadeankush@rediffmail.com

Received : 06-11-2011     Accepted : 12-12-2011     Published : 14-12-2011
Volume : 2     Issue : 2       Pages : 45 - 50
J Crop Sci 2.2 (2011):45-50
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-8920.2.2.45-50

Keywords : Cultivation, Pattern, Factory, Area, Concentration, Index
Conflict of Interest : None declared

In India, sugarcane is an important commercial crop. The sugarcane plant is a tropical plant and has been known in India from earliest times. Its reference is found in Atharva Vedda, before 3000 to 7000 years ago. India is the fourth major sugar producing country in the world, the first being Russia, Brazil and Cuba. Indian sugar industry has lion’s share in accelerating industrialization process and bringing socio-economic changes in under developed rural areas. About 4.5 crore farmers are engaged in sugarcane cultivation in India. Sugar factory (Co-operative, private and public) has been instrumental in initiating a number of entrepreneurial activities in rural India. In Maharashtra 10, 39,000 hectares area under sugarcane cultivation especially in western Maharashtra and 91 lakh million tonnes sugar production (2010-11). In Satara district 70,538 hectares area under sugarcane cultivation and 10 sugar factories are run (2010-11). The first sugar factory was established in 1957-58 namely Shriram Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Phaltan. Today 10 sugar factories crushed in Satara district. The increase in sugar cultivated area and growth of sugar industry has manifold effects on socio-economic conditions in the district. This attempt has been made to 2000-01 to 2009-10 area under sugarcane cultivation in Satara district.

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